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U.S. v. FORTENBERRY

No. 87-4844.

860 F.2d 628 (1988)

UNITED STATES of America Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jeff Edward FORTENBERRY, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 10, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julie Ann Epps, Rienzi, Miss. (court-appointed), for defendant-appellant.

Joe M. Hollomon, George Phillips, U.S. Atty., Jackson, Miss., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WISDOM, GEE, and RUBIN, Circuit Judges.

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

This case asks whether the trial court erred in admitting evidence of extrinsic offenses when the prosecution did not establish that the defendant committed those offenses. Jeff Edward Fortenberry was convicted of conspiracy to commit arson and possession of an unregistered firearm; allegedly he had placed a small explosive device on a car belonging to his ex-wife's father. The car suffered negligible damage, and no one was endangered by the...

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